ChristopherPaulCifarelliMD,PhD, MMM, FAANS, FACS
Neurosurgery • Morgantown, WVBrain & Spinal Tumor, Pituitary Surgery
Director, WVU Gamma Knife Radiosurgery Program, Associate Professor of Neurosurgery & Radiation Oncology, WVU Medicine, West Virginia University
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Office
1 Medical Center Dr
Morgantown, WV 26506- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. Christopher Cifarelli is a neurosurgeon in Morgantown, WV and is affiliated with West Virginia University Hospitals. He received his medical degree from Sidney Kimmel Medical College and has been in practice 12 years. He specializes in brain & spinal tumor and pituitary surgery and is experienced in glioblastoma, endoscopic endonasal surgery, metastatic brain tumors, stereotactic radiosurgery, and intraoperative radiotherapy.
Education & Training
Carnegie Mellon UniversityMaster of Medical Management (MMM), Medical Management , 2018 - 2020- Cornell University-SC Johnson SchooGraduate Certificate, Business Excellence for Healthcare Professions, 2017 - 2018
University of Virginia Medical CenterResidency, Neurological Surgery, 2006 - 2011- University of Virginia Medical CenterInternship, Surgery, 2005 - 2006
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson UniversityClass of 2005- College of Graduate Studies - Thomas Jefferson UniversityPhD, 1998 - 2003
- Rutgers University - UMDNJ/RWJMSMS, Cell & Dev Biology, 1996 - 1998
Certifications & Licensure
NY State Medical License 2024 - 2026
AR State Medical License 2011 - 2025
MD State Medical License 2022 - 2024
PA State Medical License 2023 - 2024
WV State Medical License 2014 - 2024
VA State Medical License 2005 - 2024- American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery
- American College of SurgeonsFellow
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Highest Performing for Exemplary Outcomes Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) - WVU Medicine, 2016
Clinical Trials
- The Toca 5 Trial: Toca 511 & Toca FC Versus Standard of Care in Patients With Recurrent High Grade Glioma Start of enrollment: 2015 Nov 30
- Intraoperative Radiotherapy in Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma Multiforme Start of enrollment: 2016 Dec 09
- Assessment of Safety and Feasibility of ExAblate Blood-Brain Barrier (BBB) Disruption Start of enrollment: 2019 Mar 26
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 2 citationsMulticentric Assessment of Safety and Efficacy of Combinatorial Adjuvant Brain Metastasis Treatment by Intraoperative Radiation Therapy and Immunotherapy.Julian P Layer, Ehab Shiban, Stefanie Brehmer, Christian D Diehl, Douglas Guedes de Castro, Motaz Hamed, Cas S Dejonckheere, Daniel T Cifarelli, Lea L Friker, Ulrich H...> ;International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics. 2024 Apr 1
- Clinical and Imaging Outcomes After Trigeminal Schwannoma Radiosurgery: Results From a Multicenter, International Cohort Study.Snyder, H., Ajay Niranjan, Andrew Faramand, Sudesh S Raju, Cheng-Chia Lee, Huai-Che Yang, Ahmed M Nabeel, Sameh R Tawadros, Amr M N El-Shehaby, Khaled Abdelkarim, Reem...> ;Neurosurgery. 2024 Jan 1
- Intracranial intraoperative radiotherapy (IORT): evaluation of electrocorticography and peri-operative seizure risk.Christopher P Cifarelli, John A Vargo, Ugur Sener, Daniel T Cifarelli, David Scoville, Aman Dabir> ;Journal of Neuro-Oncology. 2023 Sep 1
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Journal Articles
- Evaluation of First-Line Radiosurgery vs Whole-Brain Radiotherapy for Small Cell Lung Cancer Brain MetastasesChad G Rusthoven, Ajay Niranjan, Leonard C Tuanquin, Brad E Zacharia, Veronica Chiang, James B Yu, Steve Braunstein, Ayal A Aizer, Michael D Chan, Douglas Kondziolka, ..., JAMA Oncology
- Late Onset of CSF Rhinorrhea in a Postoperative Transsphenoidal Surgery Patient Following Robotic-Assisted Abdominal HysterectomyDowdy JT, Moody MG, CP Cifarelli, Journal of Investigative Medicine - High Impact Case Reports, 1/1/2014
Authored Content
- Evaluation of First-Line Radiosurgery vs Whole-Brain Radiotherapy for Small Cell Lung Cancer Brain MetastasesJune 2020
Press Mentions
WVU Medicine Physicians Combine Gamma Knife with Other Treatments to Improve Patient OutcomesApril 24th, 2018
WVU Cancer Institute First in the Nation to Offer IORT for GlioblastomaJune 24th, 2017
Telemedicine improves access and satisfaction for Gamma Knife patientsAugust 9th, 2022- Join now to see all
Grant Support
- CoBRE Tumor Microenvironment - Determinants of radiation sensitivity in human high grade gliomaNIH2018–2021
Committees
- Associate Editor, Journal of Neuro-oncology 2020 - Present
- Member, Editorial Board - Journal of Neuro-oncology 2018 - Present
- Member, International Radiosurgery Research Foundation Protocol Review Committee 2015 - Present
Professional Memberships
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- ISIORTMember
- Leksell Gamma Knife SocietyMember
Hospital Affiliations
West Virginia University HospitalsMorgantown, West Virginia
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